Toronto - Day 2

I woke up at 5am but kind of dozed on and off until 7am when, having fallen back asleep, the alarm went off in Cooper’s room, where I was sleeping. The house was quiet, except for Jack, peacefully watching TV when I went downstairs. I made some coffee and called Josh. The kids were at school; it was raining in Rome. As a follow-up to Wednesday’s blog, Josh reported that a new email from the head of the middle school was sent out to Grade 8 parents, apologizing for the incorrect information contained in yesterday’s email. The class trip to Sicily will in fact be for 5 days as originally described – and the itinerary (STILL) would be forthcoming.

Staying at Kathy’s place, I was able to get in a workout in her basement. Everyone gathered at her place by 11am for brunch. (Tommy was at work, but Stefan was dropped off so he was there too.) In the afternoon, I went with my parents and Anita and Peter to visit the cemetery where my grandparents and great-grandmother is buried. It was another beautiful, sunny day. On the way back, we stopped at “the mall” to buy some English-language books.

My aunt and uncle invited everyone to their apartment for dinner – no kids. Still there were 12 of us. We had a champagne toast for my dad, along with a huge amount of appetizers. Then we were seated for an unbelievably elegant and delicious meal. It was a fantastic dinner party and it was wonderful to have everyone seated around the table together. Of course, my sister was missing due to the fact that her husband and son were just getting home from their European escapade with the volcanic ash.

Unfortunately, earlier in the day, as I was leaving for the cemetery, I stumbled and turned my ankle. By the end of the evening, my entire foot was throbbing and I couldn’t put any weight on it. I iced it at Anita and Peter’s house, and took some ibuprofen. What a bummer.

I couldn’t believe it was almost midnight again by the time we drove back to Kathy’s house. My parents decided to stay with her also so we could “hang out” in the morning. I went to bed with a wrap on my foot.